Bathroom construction



Sept- 1, 1953 R. l-:vANs 2,650,368 l BATHROOM CONSTRUCTION I Filed June`8.11950 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 illimmnmmmlrr ATTORNEY u Sept. 1, 1953 R.EVANS BATHROOM CONSTRUCTION 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 8, 1950 Sept. 1,1953 Fe. EVANS BATHROOM CONSTRUCTION 4 Sheets-Sheet C5 Filed June 8.1950 Sept. l, 1953 R. EVANS BATHROOM CONSTRUCTION 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 FiledJune 8. 1950 CORR/Doff ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 1, 1953 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE BATHROOM CONSTRUCTION Randolph Evans, Bronxville, N. Y.

Application June 8, 1950, Serial No. 166,803

11 Claims.

This invention relates to a bathroom construction. More particularly,the invention relates to a bathroom construction in which lavatory,shower and toilet facilities are provided, and overlapping,communicating and changeable compartments for said facilities.

There is a definite need in hotels, dwelling houses, finished attics,finished basements, rooming houses, motels, tourist cabins, privatecabins, farm houses, ships, aircraft and the like for lavatory, showerand toilet facilities individual to each bedroom. Conventional lavatory,shower and toilet facilities occupy excessive or disproportionate floorspace in quarters having limited or confined floor areas. The costfactor of conventional lavatory, shower and toilet facilities is alsofrequently excessive and indeed even prohibitive in some of theinstallations above considered. Consequently, many hotelrooms, rooms inboarding and rooming houses, motels, tourist cabins, private cabins,farm houses, dwelling houses in urban areas, finished attics, finishedbasements, ships, sleeping ears, aircraft and the like are without suchfacilities, to the discomfort of their guests or the people who livethere.

It is the principal object of this invention to provide lavatory, showerand toilet facilities in a sompact, packaged, and in a senseprefabricated, form. The bathroom construction which is herein provided,comprises the toilet, shower and lavatory facilities proper, as well asthe compartments which accommodate them, and the room enclosure itself,including its means for changing the compartment arrangement. Thus theccmpartments are arranged one way when the toilet is in use, another waywhen the shower is in use, and a third way when passage is desiredbetween compartments. When the lavatory is in use, the compartments arearranged in the same manner in which they are arranged for the use ofthe shower.

Although this invention may be applied to hotels, private homes, touristcabins, ships, aircraft, railroad sleeping cars and the like, as aboveenumerated, for purposes of convenience and clarity it will hereinafterbe described solely in` terms of its application to hotel use. This ofcourse should not be construed as limiting the invention or itsapplication in any respect.

The average small or medium-sized hotel room has a floor area of between100 and 150 square feet. The bathroom construction herein described andclaimed occupies one of the corners or other parts of the room and afloor space of "between 12 and 15 square feet. Stated diiferently,

this bathroom construction would occupy approximately one-eighth of theoor space of the average small size room and approximately onetenth toone-twelth of the floor space of the average medium size room. Thisshould be contrasted with the floor space generally occupied byconventional bathrooms having the same facilities, which constitutesapproximately half of the iioor area of an average-sized hotel room.

The bathroom construction comprising the present invention isprefabricated in the sense that several of its major component parts maybe completely fabricated at the factory and shipped unassembled to theplace of installation. These component parts may be assembled andinstalled by local-craftsmen. Thus the bathroom iixtures, that is thetoilet, shower fixtures and wash basin or combination wash basin andvanity may be conventional in every respect and. shipped cornplete andready for installation. Other component parts of the presentconstruction may also be shipped complete and ready for installation.Reference is here made to such component parts as the swingingpartition, walls, ceiling and floor, hereinafter more fully described.Installation of these component parts and of the plumbing facilitiesshould, of course, be in strict accordance with the rules, regulationsand requirements of local law, and local customs and practices, and bymeans of the services of local contractors and local craftsmen. Thepresent room construction need not, however, be completely prefabricatedand it may be built or constructed in the very place of itsinstallation. The present room construction may be prefabricated tosupply the demand for prefabricated units of this kind, but where customor local built bathroom facilities are desired or required, the presentconstruction may be fabricated on the job.

One of the most unusual and effective features of the bathroomconstruction herein described and claimed is the arrangement of Aitsthree sanitary facilities or lixtures. As has above been stated, thepresent bathroom construction may occupy one of the corners of a hotelroom or any other suitable portion of its floor space. i Thus it mayVery nicely t into a recess formed between a pair of closets situated inspaced relationat opposite ends of the same wall. Nonetheless, forpurposes of illustration the invention will be shown and described inits application to a corner of the room, and more particularly to acorner of a hotel room.

Speaking broadly, the bathroom construction constituting the presentinvention occupies a roughly triangular space whose apex or vertex isthe corner of the room. Situated adjacentV said apeX or vertex, butslightly off to the side of the bisecting line, is the toilet bowl. Onthe opposite side of the bisecting lineis the wash basin or combinationwash basin and vanity. The shower is farthest removed from said apex orvertex and it is on the same side of the bisecting line as the toiletbowl. Again speaking broadly, these three fixtures are arranged tooccupy the three corners of an approximately 90 triangle, wherein thetoilet bowl is situated at the 90 angle, the shower is situated at the60 angle and the wash bowl at the 30 angle. This angular arrangement is,of course, only approximate.

Another unusual and important feature of the present invention is itswall and partition construction. It has three iixed walls and onemovable wall or partition. Two of the xed walls may be the room wallsthemselves or they may be aiiixed to the room walls. The third Arlxedwall constitutes half oi the shower stall enclosure. It may bevsemi-circular lor angular in horizontal and transverse section. In itspreferred form, said 'third fixed wall is convexlv semi-circular anditis equidistant at all points from `the geometrical vcenter of theshower. Al-

though this is a normally Afixed wall, it may nonewalls which are joinedat the pivotal Vaxis at an angle of approximately 50, and an end wallwhich is substantially semi-circular in horizontal section and whichjoins the free ends `of vthe two Side walls. The semi-circular wall ofsaid 4swinging partition is convex on the side facing the pivotal axisand vconcave on the side facing away from said axis.

The pivotal axis of this triangular, swingable partition is locatedadjacent the vertex of the entire room construction, that is adjacentthe corner of the hotel room in which said room construction isinstalled, and it is swin'gable between the two fixed 'walls of saidroom construction. When said triangular partition is swung to the walladjacent the wash basin, its semicircular end wall constitutes the`fourth wall of the entire room construction, completely closing saidroom construction. All that `may be seen from the outside, therefore,are the semi-circular wall which partly encloses the shower and thesemi-circular end wall of the triangular -partition. The convex side ofthe semi-circular .shower wall and the concave side of the semicircularend wall of the partition are exposed to view. When the triangularpartition is swung toward the wall adjacent the toiletand showerfixtures, the combination wash -basin and vanity are thereby opened toview and rendered available for use. When the triangular partition is invthis position, its semi-circular end wall faces the semi-circular xedwall of the room construction and a circular or cylindrical showerstallor `compartment is thereby provided vbetween them.

The triangular partition maybe stated to have three key positions: open,`closed and intermediate. When it is in open position, the wash basin isexposed to view and to use and the shower stall is completely formed andalso available for use. When the triangular partition is in its closedposition, the wash basin is hidden from View and it is not available foruse. The toilet and shower compartments are, however, in communicationwith each other and the toilet is available for use. Similarly Ytheshower compartment and toilet compartment combined constitute a single,enlarged compartment which may be used in preparing for the shower or indressing after the shower. When the triangular partition is in anintermediate position, all three compartments are brought intocommunication with each other. It therefore becomes possible to walkfrom the wash basin compartment to the shower compartment and from theshower compartment to the toilet compartment. By the same token, itthereby becomes possible to pass into the shower compartment from thetoilet compartment and then into the wash basin compartment from the'shower compartment.

The bathroom construction constituting the present invention may `alsohave a ceiling fand a oor, in addition to its three iixed walls and itsswing-able partition. Said ceiling and licor may be completelyindependent of the ceiling and floor of the hotel room in which saidbathroom construction is installed. Any suitable materials may beutilized in the present bathroom construction. Illustrative are plywoodand enameled sheet metal for the walls, movable partition and ceiling.The floor imay be made of wood with a 'linoleum covering in the washbasin or lavatory compartment. Concrete flooring may be used in theshower stall. Tile would be suitable for the toilet compartment. Thesematerials are illustrative of the many materials which may be used inconnection with the present invention. It is important to emphasize thedecorative aspects of the present invention. When the swingablepartition is in its closed position, its semi-circular end wallconstitutes a decorative screen which closes the bathroom constructionherein described and claimed. For decorative purposes, saidsemi-circular end wall vmay be provided with an ornamental design inenamel baked on metal or it may be provided with 'a polished metalsurface, polished aluminum being preferred.

Preferred foms of this invention are shown in the accompanying drawingfor purposes of illustration, not `of limitation. 'In this drawing,

Fig. l is a front perspective view of the room construction as a whole,showing the combination wash basin and vanity open to view and availablefor use.

Fig. 2 is a `sectional view looking downwardly on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1. Y

Fig. 3 is a View somewhat similar to that of Fig. l, showing thetriangular partition in its intermediate position to provide passage toor from the shower compartment, toilet compartment and lavatorycompartment.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, similar to that of Fig. 2, taken on the.line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 isa perspective view somewhat similar to the views -of Figs. land 3, showing the triangular partition in closed position.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view somewhat similar to the sectional views ofFigs. 2 and 4, taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. '7 is a vertical section taken on the -line y'I---l of Fig. 4.

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Fig.` 8 is another vertical section taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 9 is a top view of the entire room construction, the walls thereofbeing shown in horizontal section, and the ceiling being shown with thecurved track which supports the free end of the triangular partition andwith some of the electrical wiring which is connected to the electriclight xtures of said room construction.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged fragmentary view in section on the line I-l0 ofFig. 9.

Fig. 11 is adiagrammatic perspective of the drainage and `vent systemsof the room construction.

Iig. 12 is a diagrammatic perspective of the water supply system of saidroom construction.

Fig. 13 is a top View, partly in horizontal section, showing four roomconstruction units made in accordance with the present invention, and

hooked up to a common water supply and drainagesystem. Two of theseunits show a triangular partition similar` to the triangular partitionshown in the other figures of the drawing.

` The remaining two units show a triangular door `or partition which issomewhat different in shape from the triangular partition above referredto. The` bathroom construction herein claimed o maybe installed betweentwo walls 20 and 2l respectively which meet to form a corner of a room,such `as a hotel room. Although these two walls may also constitute twoof the walls of the claimed bathroom constructoin, as a matter of good.practice it ma;7 be found desirable to provide two additional wallsA 22and 23 respectively for said bathroom construction proper. These twoadditionalwalls may or may not be prefabricated and they may be fastenedflat against the permanent `walls 20 and 2l of the hotel room. By way ofillustration, walls 22 and 23 may be made of pressed wood or plywoodwith a simulated tile facing.

The bathroom construction herein claimed is also provided with a raisediloor 25 and a ceiling 26. Floor25 of the bathroom construction may beinstalled directly upon` iloor 21 of the hotel room. Ceiling 26 may ormay not be `installed l directly against the ceiling `of the hotel room.1An important consideration is the height of the permanent ceiling ofthe hotel room. An unoccupied or empty space between the ceiling of thebathroom construction and the permanent l ceiling of the hotel room mayperhaps detract from the appearance of the entire installation.

A further consideration is the problemof supo plying adequateventilation to `the bathroom construction and in some installations itmay be found desirable .to provide Ventilating ducts4 in the spacebetween the ceiling of the hotel room under discussion and the oor ofthe hotel room In such `case it wouldprobably` be 4undesirable tospacethe ceiling of the bathroom construction from the permanent ceilingof the hotel room.

Both ceiling 26 and floor 25 `may be hollow,

p at least in part, to accommodate the electrical, Ventilating andplumbing systems of the installation. Thus hollow ceiling 26 mayaccommodate electric wires 28 and 29 which are connected to `thelighting xtures 'of the bathroom construction.

It may also be seen in Fig. l()` that the hollow ceiling may accommodatean arcuate track 30 which supports the free end of the movabletriangular-partition. As the drawing clear- Y. ly shows, the `hollowfloor accommodates the drainage pipes of the plumbing `system `of `the-6 bathroom construction under discussion. If desired, these drainagepipes may be run through the space which separates oor 2T of the hotelroom from'the ceiilng of the hotel room below.

It will be noted that hollow floor 25 bulges out opposite its corner toform two convex edges `32 and 33 respectively. The hollow ceiling 26 hastwo corresponding convex edges 34 and 35 respectively. Joining the twoconvex edges 32 and 34 is a curved wall 36 which constitutes the thirdwall of the bathroom construction. Reference to Fig. 2 will disclose thefact that this `curved wall is substantially semi-circular" inhorizontal, transverse section. A narrow post 38 stands between the freeedge of side wall 22 and the adjacent edge of curved wall 36. Hinges 33on said post 38 support the curved wall 36 so that although said curvedwall is a permanent and in a sense fixed wall of the bathroomconstruction herein claimed, it may nonetheless be swung to openposition for emergency or other purposes. Catches or latches 40 or anyother suitable fastening means may be employed to fasten the opositeside edge of curved wall 36 to the floor and ceiling. Curved wall 36 issnug against post 38 when said wall is in closed position, as viewed inFigs. 2, 4 and 6.

The lower edge of curved wall 36 is snug against convex edge 32 of floor25 and the upper edge of said curved wall is snug against convex edge 34of ceiling 26. A water-tight closure is thereby lyadjacent the free edgeof side wall 23. The

space between post 4I and the latched side edge of curved wall 36, andbetween convex portion 33 of the floor and convex portion 35 of theceiling constitutes the doorway of said bathroom construction, and it isthroughthis space that ingress and egress may be had. The door to said pdoorway is the triangular partition above l pivotal axis.

mentioned. This -partition is mounted o`n hinges 46 which are fastenedto side wall 23 adjacent the corner of said bathroom construction. The

`relationship between the pivotal axis of lthe triangular partition andconvex edges 33 and 35 of the floor and ceiling is such that said convexedges are equidistant at all points from said Triangular partition 45 ishollow and it has two l` side Walls 41 and 48 respectively and an endwall 49. The two Aside walls are joined to each other `at the back endof the partition and their lin'e of joinder parallels and lies adjacentthe pivotal axis of said partition. The angular distance between the twoside walls is approximately 50". End wall 49 joins the two free, spacededges of said side walls 4i and 46 andsaid end wall 49 constitutes thefront end of said partition. As is clearly shown `in Fig. 4, end wall 49is substantially semi-circular in horizontal section, with its convexside facing backwardly and in the direction of the hinges of saidpartition, and its concave side facing forwardly and in the oppositedirection from said hinges. Y

When the triangular partition is swung to the i position which it isshown to occupy in Fig. 2, its

curved end wall 49 `cooperates with the curved 7 wall .36 of thebathroom construction to denne a cylindrical space therebetween. Thiscylindrical lspace or enclosure constitutes the shower stall of saidbathroom construction. A water drain 50 is provided in the door in theapproximate center of said shower stall to drain `olf the watertherefrom. A drain pipe '51 is connected to said drain and it is hooked`into the permanent plumbing system of the building in conventionalkinanner as is clearly shown in Fig. 11. `This will hereinail-,er Vmore:fully appear. l

A vertical enclosure 53 is provided on oneside of the shower stall,,between post 38 and side wall 22. vThe hot and cold water pipes 54 rand55 'respectively project upwardly through ,said enclosure andcommunicate through a common pipe 56 with a shower head 'or spray 56a.Control valves 51 control the flow of hot and cold water through saidpipes in the usual manner. These hot and cold water .pipes 54 and 55 areconnected to the permanent water supply system of the .building inconventional manner as Fig. l2 Aclearly shows. Details of thisarrangement will hereinafter -be set forth. .A light fixture 58 isprovided in the ceiling -ol the bathroom construction under discussion,in vthe center of the shower stall. Electric wires 28 above mentionedare Tconnected tosaid light -xture .'58 in the conventional manner .anda conventional switch is provided to control the current toisaidfixture.

Situated between the yshower and the corner of the bathroom constructionis the toilet 80. lt is situated 'adjacent wall 22. Combination washbasin and vanity '61 is 'situated adjacent wall '23 approximately midwaybetween the .cor- 1 ner `of said bathroom construction and post 4l. `Adrain pipe 63 may be connected to the toilet and a drain pipe Al! may beconnected to the wash basin. By the :same token, Yhot and cold waterpipes 55 and `(i6 of the wash basin may be lconnected to the sameVpermanent water `supply source that water pipes 54 and -55of the showerare connected. Similarly inletl pipe 61 of the toilet Ymay be lconnectedto the same-source of supply that 4cold water Apipes 55 and -`lili arelconnected. See 12.

A light .fixture 68 may `be mounted on -ceilin 25 above the wash basin.Electric wires |29 are 'connected to said light xture. Wires 28 `and 29vmay `extend through the hollow ceiling and ybe connected -to each otherand to a comino-n vsource of Velectric current. All of the electricalwork should be done in accordance with conventional practices and withloc-a1 laws.

It has abo-ve been stated that hollow, triangular partition 45 ismounted on hinges 4B. It may be -found desirable to support saidtriangular .partition by means of track 30 above mentioned. This Ytrackis fastened to the ceiling -26 by means of .brackets 1o. It is `a curvedtrack which is equidistant at all points from the pivotal axis of.hinges 4B. Any suitable type of track may be employed .for 'the purposeof this invention and hanger I2 which is fastened to the top ofthepartition. Two such trolley hangers may be used,

each being connected to one ofthe two-sidewalls of the triangularpartition.

Figs. 2, 4 and A-6 show three diierent positions of the triangularpartition. When said partition Vii() 8 fis swung in clockwise direction'(as viewed in Fig. 2) as far as it will go, that is to 'itspositionillustrated in said Fig. 2, the doorway to the entire 'bathroomconstruction will Vbe wide'open. Nevertheless, only the wash basin willthereby become accessible to a person on the outside Vof the vbathroomconstruction. Wall 48 of the triangular partition closes oi the showerand toilet. In order to gain 4access to said shower `and toilet, thetriangular partition must be swung in counter-clockwise direction untilit reaches the position which it is shown to occupy in Fig. 4. It is:now possible to enter the shower stall by simply taking the pathindicated by arrow 14. By the same token it is possible to follow thepath indicated by arrow 15 in order to pass through the shower stall andinto the toilet compartment. lShould it be desired to .use the shower,the triangular partition will be swung back in clockwise direction fromits position .in Fig. 4 to its position in Fig. 2. The toilet may berendered accessible -by swinging the triangular partition incounter-clockwise direction until it reaches the position which it isshown .to 4occupy .in Fig. 6. The toilet and shower compartments are nowopen to each other to -providearather commodious augmented enclosure.lIt will be noted that when the door or partition is in its Fig. 6position, its curved -end wall 49 serves to close off the doorway to thebathroom construction asa whole. When the `partition .is in this closedposition, none oi. the Vfacilities of the .bathroom construction areaccessible or available to a person on the outside of said bathroomconstruction. ItV will be apparent that a rather attractive appearance.is affordedby the arrangement thus described and specifically shown inFig. 6. The concave wall 49 of the triangular partition may constitute adecorative screen. Said concave wall presents a continuous surface withconvex wall v36 to provide what may be described as an S-shaped outerwall of the bathroom construction herein described and claimed.

Itw-ill be noted that vthere are times when the triangular partitionoverlaps at 'least two of' the facilities above mentioned. Thus in Fig.2 it overlaps the toilet and in Fig. 6 it overlaps, and indeed covers,the combination 'wash basin and vanity. It will be clear from this fact,and from an examination of Figs. 1 'and 3, that the hollow triangularpartition must be provided with a cutout or recess in its lower portion.Actually, Vits two side walls do not extend to the floor 'of theYbathroom construction, but rather only as far down as Vthey may gowhile yet clearing both the toilet and the combination wash basin andvanity. The end wall 49, however, does extend the full distance from theceiling `to the oor as Figs. l3 and 5 clearly show. Thus what actuallyhappens when the partition is swung to its Fig. 6 position is that itreceives the wash .basin and vanity within its said cutout or recess180. When the partition is swung in the opposite direction to its Fig. 2position, the same cutout or recess 80 will accommodate the toilet.

The bathroom construction `above described may be provided with numerousconveniences Vshelf 82 may be provided in the cabinet of saidcombination unit. Shelves 83 and 84 maybe built into the triangularpartition on 'the side facinglsaid wash basin and vanity. A towel rod orrack 85 may be .mounted on the'same side of 9 said triangular partition.A handle 86 may similarly be provided on the same side of the triangularpartition so thatit may be pulled from its Fig. 1 to its Fig. 3position. Another handle 81 may be mounted on curved end wall 49 of saidpartition so that it may be pulled open from its Fig. 5 position. On theopposite side of the triangular partition, that is on the side facingthe toi1et,ibuiltin shelves 90 and 9| may be provided, as well asclothes hooks 92 and a toilet tissue well 93. If desired, a medicinecabinet may similarly be installed on the toilet side of the triangularpartition.

Figs. 11 and 12 illustrate the entire plumbing system of the bathroomconstruction above described. Thus it will be seen in Fig. 12 that hotwater pipe 54 which feeds the shower and hot water pipe 65 which feedsthe water basin communicate through a common pipe |06 with a commonsource of hot water supply. Similarly Coldwater pipes 55, 66 and 6'!communicate with a common pipe I which is connected to a common sourceof cold water supply. Fig. 11 shows that drain pipe of the shower, drainpipe 63 of the `toilet and drain pipe 64 of the wash basin all lead intoa common drain pipe |02 which, in turn, drains into the main drain pipe|03 of the building. Similarly vent pipes |04, |05 and |06 communicate,respectively, with drain pipes 5|, 63 and 64. Vents |04 and |06communicate with vent |05 and said vent |05'in turn communicates withmain vent |01 of the building.

Fig. 13 shows how four bathroom construction units of the characterherein described and claimed may be installed in four separate rooms onthe same floor of `a hotel building. The four rooms are identified inthe drawing as rooms A, B, C and D respectively. A wall ||0 separatesrooms A and B, a wall separates rooms C and D, a wall |I2 separatesrooms A and B from the corridor, and wall ||3 separates rooms C and ADfrom `the corridor. Bathroom construction units AA and BB are similar tothe bathroom construction unit above described. Bathroom constructionunits CC and DD on the other hand are slightly different. Bathroom unitsAA and BB have semi-circular permanent walls 36 and semi-circular endwalls 49 on their respective swingable partitions. Unit AA shows theswingable partition in closed position and unit BB shows the partitionin open position. In AA the stall shower is open tothe toiletcompartment and in BB it is closed. Units CC and DD are provided withangular walls 36a in place of semi-circular walls 36, and with angularend walls 49a in place of semi-circular end walls 46. Bathroom unit CCshows how angular walls 36a and 49a cooperate with each other to form asubstantially square shower stall between them. The position ofswingable partition 45a in unit CC corresponds to the position ofswingable partition 45 in unit BB. The position of swingable partition45a in unit DD corresponds to the position of swingable partition 45 inunit AA.

The four bathroom construction umts shown in Fig. 13 are installedwithout natural ventilation. 'Ihus in rooms A and B windows |20 and |2|respectively are installed in outer wall |22 of the building, in spacedrelation to the bathroom units AA and BB. The windows in rooms C and Dare also far removed from bathroom construction units CC and DDrespectively. Hence mechanical Ventilation is required for theseinstallations. Interrupted lines and |26 are intended to represent ductsleading to the building of a preferred formof this invention and it willbe clearly understood that this forni may be modified in many ways andother forms may be provided within the broad scope and spirit of thisinvention. Thus, as has above been indicated, the invention isapplicable not only to showers, lavatories and toilets, but also toother bathroom facilities and to kitchen facilities as well. For thepurpose o f the claims, the following terminology will be used; allbathroom and kitchen facilities will be described collectively assanitary facilities or sanitary fixtures. All bathroom facilities,including a wash basin, combination wash basin and vanity, shower,bathtub and toilet will collectively be described as bathroom facilitiesor bathroom ixtures.

I claim:

1. In a room construction of the character described, a plurality ofsanitary facilities disposed in xed, spaced relation to each other in aconiined space, and a partition which is pivotally mounted in saidconfined space for movement from one position to another relative tosaid sanitary facilities, said partition being provided with a recesswhich registers with and receives at least one of said facilities whenthe partition is swung in the direction of said facility to conceal saidfacility.

2. In a bathroom construction `of the character described, a pluralityof `sanitary fixtures disposed in fixed, spaced relation to each otherin a relatively confined space, and a partition which is pivoted betweentwo of said fixtures for swingable movement toward either of said twofixtures, said partition being relatively thick and provided with anopening to accommodate and conceal either` of said two fixtures.

3. In a bathroom construction of the character described, a group ofthree sanitary fixtures disposed in fixed, spaced relation in a confinedspace, and a partition between two of said sanitary fixtures, saidpartition being substantially triangular in horizontal section `andbeing pivotally mounted at one of its corners between said two sanitaryfixtures for swingable movement in ythe direction of either of Vsaid twosanitary fixtures, said partition being provided with openings toaccommodate either of said two xtures when the partition is swung in thedirection of said fixture, to enable the partition to enter intoover-hanging position relative thereto.

4. A bathroom construction of the character described, comprising agroup of three sanitary fixtures disposed in fixed, spaced relation toeach other, an enclosure for said fixtures, a doorway in said enclosure,and a partition which is swingable into open and closed positionrelative to said doorway, said partition being substantially triangularin horizontal section and having two side walls and an end waII, saidpartition being4 pivoted between two of said sanitary fixtures at theline of juncture between its two side walls for swingable movementtoward either of said two fixtures, and being provided with openings insaid side walls, to accommodate either of said two fixtures and .therebyto enter into overhanging position relative to either of said twofixtures, the end wall of the partition being in closed positionrelative to the doorway when the partition is in over-hanging positionrelative to` one of said two fixtures, the doorway being open whenl thepartition isV in over-hangingposition relative to the other of said twofixtures.

5. A bathroom construction of the character described in claim 4,wherein the enclosure for the sanitary fixtures comprises a pair of sidewalls which are connected substantially at rightangles to each other andan end wall which is connected to the free end of only one of saidsidewalls, the doorway to said enclosure being provided between the free endof the other side wall of said enclosure and the free end of said endwal1 thereof.

6. A bathroom construction of the character described in claim 5,wherein one of the sanitary fixtures is situated adjacent one of theside walls ofthe enclosure, another sanitary Xtureis situ-r atedadjacent the second side wall of the enclosure, and the third xture issituated adjacent the end wall of the enclosure.

7. A bathroom construction of the character described in claim 6,wherein the swingable partition is pivotally supported by one of theside walls of the enclosure, between the two sanitary Xtures which aresituated adjacent the two side walls of said enclosure.

8. A bathroom construction of the character described in claim '7,wherein the end wall of the enclosure is substantially semi-circular inhorizontal section to enclose approximately half ci the sanitary xturewhich is situated adjacent said end wall of the enclosure, and whereinthe end wall of the swngable partition is also substantiallysemi-circular in horizontal section to enclose the other half of saidlast-mentioned sanitary xture when said swingable partition is inover-hanging position relative to one of the sanitary xtures situatedadjacent one of the side walls of the enclosure, the sides of saidsemicircular end wall of the swingable partition being therebypositioned immediately adjacent the sides of the semi-circular end wallvof the en closure, the concave faces of both end walls being oppositeland facing each other.

9. A bathroom construction of the character described, comprising asubstantially triangular oor, a substantially triangular ceiling, a pairof side walls which are attached to each other at their back endssubstantially at right angles relative to each other, said side wallsbeing secured at their lower ends to the oor and being secured at theirupper ends to the ceiling to support said ceiling above the floor, asubstantially semicylindrical end wall whose concave side faces in thedirection of the back ends of the side walls, said end wall beingattached to the iront end oi one of said side walls vand being spacedfrom the front end of the other side wall to provide a doorway into andout of the enclosure dei-ined by said side and end walls, a toilet fixedto the oor adjacent one of said side walls, a wash stand xed to the ooradjacent the other of said side walls, a shower xture ai-Xed to theinside of the end wall, and a swingable partition'which is substantiallytriangular in cross-section, the

12 back ena of said swingabie partition 'being hingedl-y` supported byone of said side wall's be tween the toilet. and the wash stand, theiront end of said swirl-gable partition being substan tiallysemi-cylindrical in shape, itsconcave sidel facing the concave side ofthe semi-cylindrical' end wall when the swingable partition is one-`position relative to said semi-cylindrical end wall, said swingablepartition being movable in one direction to a second position to bringits: semi` cylindrical front end into registration with theV doorway toclose oli said doorway and being.'`

movable in the opposite direction to theirst position to bring its.semi-cylindrical iront Vend` into registration with the semi-cylindricalend wall to form a substantially cylindrical shower stallV therewith,one of' the sides of said swingable partition being recessed to receivethe toilet when it is swung in the direction of said toilet, the.opposite side of said swingable partition being recessed to receive thewash stand when it is swung in the direction of said wash stand.

10. A room constructionoi the character described, comprising a floor,ceiling and walls, a

doorway in one of said walls, sanitary facilitieson said door in xed,spaced locations thereon and within the coniines` of said walls, and ahollow partition having a thick leading edge. and a narrowV back edgeand taperingback from said thick leading edge to said narrow back edge,said partition being swingably mounted on its narrow back edge a spaceddistance from said doorway to bring its leading edge into and out ofregistration with the doorway, said leading edge-being' as thick as thedoorway is wideto close said doorway when it is brought intoregistration thereV with, at least one of said sanitary facilities beingf situated adjacent one side of the swingablel parti-1 l tion and saidpartition having a recess' formed in said side for registration withsaid sanitary facility toreceive said sanitary Iacility when thepartition is swung in the direction of said sanitary facility.

11. A room construction in accordance with claim 10, wherein a secondlsanitary facility isA situated adjacent the opposite side of the swing--able partition and said partition is provided withv a recess formed insaid opposite side for registration with said second sanitary facilityto receive said second sanitary facility when the par tition is swung inthe direction of said second sanitary facility.

Y l RANDOLPH References cited in the me of this patent UNITE-D STATESPATE-Nrs Great Britain Mar. 9, 1933

